There are two types of ‘cheap’ standing desk. One gives you lots of desk for a relatively small outlay. The other sets the bar so low for quality that even a low price is too much. But how do you know which is which? Once upon a time, back in the days when shops were still a thing, you didn’t have to scour the spec pages of a website to compare standing desks. You could give them a test drive yourself. Sit at them. Stand at them. Raise them. Lower them. Pretend to be typing away on them and see how it felt. You can still do that with our standing desks if you happen to be close to our Hemel He ..read more

The AKTIV 2 or the Yo-Yo Desk Pro2+: which is better? There’s only one way to find out… You’ve decided to invest in a standing desk and for the past few days you’ve been researching your options. The budget’s a little tight, so you’re looking at the more purse-friendly options on the market. But you want to make sure you squeeze every last ounce of bang out of your buck. That’s narrowed the field, and chances are you’ve arrived at a simple head-to-head between two closely matched, dual motor, height adjustable desks that very much fit the brief of being big on value and also big on quality: th ..read more

They’re both designed to give you lots of standing desk bang for a limited budget. It’s just that one has one motor while the other has two. But what difference does that make, and which desk should you choose? If you were to be flippant about it (which, of course, we never are), when asked ‘what’s the difference between the AKTIV 1 and 2 standing desks?’, you might answer ‘about £150’. Which is true. If not especially helpful. So how else do they differ, and what do those differences mean if you’re looking for a great standing desk at a price that won’t break the bank? AKTIV – a lot of desk f ..read more